1973 Coleraine bombings

The 1973 Coleraine bombing occurred at 3:00-3:05 PM on 12 June 1973 when the Provisional IRA detonated two car bombs in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The first attack hit Railway Road, while the second attack struck Hanover Palace; 6 people were killed and 33 injured in the attacks. The bombings brought about violent retaliation from the Ulster unionists, and they murdered politician Paddy Wilson in a revenge killing.